8:40 a.m. update: Congestion persists on 94 in north Minneapolis

A MnDOT First Unit and tow truck are still on the scene of a crash involving a taxi cab on southbound 94 at 49th Avenue. Traffic slows at 57th Avenue and loosens at Dowling. Things flow well over to Hwy. 280, a 10 minute drive.

Look out for a stalled vehicle blocking the ramp from northbound Cedar Avenue to westbound 494 in Bloomington.

The State Patrol is heading to a new crash on westbound 94 near Manning Avenue. That's not impacting traffic adversely.

A stall is blocking a lane on County Road 30 at Fernbrook Lane in Maple Grove.

That's the worst of things on the roads. The rush has been fairly uneventful.

Drivers can plan on more weekend closures in the spring as the $239 million I-35W downtown-to-Crosstown project continues until 2021. In a shred of good news, MnDOT will reopen ramp access from northbound I-35W to 5th Avenue on Monday.

Winter's arrival has not put the chill on road construction as drivers will encounter another weekend freeway closure in Minneapolis, and bridge work in Forest Lake is expected to bring traffic delays.